deis

n. [ L. deus god: cf. F. déisme. See Deity. ] The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny revelation. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Deism is the belief in natural religion only, or those truths, in doctrine and practice, which man is to discover by the light of reason, independent of any revelation from God. Hence, deism implies infidelity, or a disbelief in the divine origin of the Scriptures. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. deus god: cf. F. déiste. See Deity. ] One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or pantheist, a deist is generally denominated theist. Latham.

Syn. -- See Infidel.

{ } a. Pertaining to, savoring of, or consisting in, deism; as, a deistic writer; a deistical book. [ 1913 Webster ]

The deistical or antichristian scheme. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. After the manner of deists. [ 1913 Webster ]